Monday, July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

Whoa, what a week, what
can I say?! It was kinda a drag? Very slow, nothing like Spanish Town but soon
come!! Really working with the branch to get them motivated to be missionaries
and Sunday we got a lot of referrals and see the results picking up a bit! We
just need to be one D&C 38:27! Wow, hit 5 months this week, can’t believe
almost a quarter done, seems almost too quick and that summer is almost over!! It
has been raining like crazzzy and the thunder is unreal. Knocks the power out
like every time and the roads are a wreck. And my companion won’t go out in
it... which is ridiculous. It ain’t that bad, but it’s something I am trying to
work with when trying to get along with companions!! I thought roads couldn’t
get worse than Spanish Town but they are terrible! And on top of that no maps,
no street signs, and no addresses.. great for finding less actives and anyone
in general!! Haha, but it’s great fun! I’m starting to get the area down! There
is one-ways everywhere, can’t imagine driving through it!! Sav is close to a
tourist area so I sometimes see white people, it’s weird! I sometimes forget
that I’m white and also outta place, hah!! With the rain it has been cold the
last few nights, wish I had a blanket. We curl up in our sheets, tempertaure is
getting down to 80! Ah, freezing ha! Finding some solid investigators! My comp
was trained just to find solid people to work with, which makes sense. We want
people who will build up the branch, not tear it down or go less active right
away, but it has been a hard adjustment from trying to help everyone and see
what they can become not what they are to sorry if you don’t come to church a
couple weeks we are dropping you! Whaat! Didn’t think you could do that, but
man, probably had more dropped lessons in this 2 weeks than I have my whole
mission! But we still are finding some solid people.. mostly through referrals,
members of the branch which really is where the work is at!! Love it! Zone
conference this week, it seems to roll around at just the right time when you
need that encouragement and such! I’m having a hard time remembering names and
some are just peculiar names so I started making up names like Zig and Zag..
much much easier!! So we had a funeral for a strong member named Sis Scott,
just passed away. And long story short, Elder Groesbeck made this ring tone
that wakes him up from his nap at lunch and forgot to turn it off and it went
off during the service!! For example, it’s like a yoda voice saying "it’s
a spicy meatball" went off like 3 times - moment ruiner, haha, good memories though!!! Found
this sweet Book of Mormon study guide thing explaining all of it in detail and
what prophets have to say and stuff. Man.. sorry to say I have been tricked all
these years... I love to read and study! I have learned soooo much and so much has sank
in so deep! Example: like sacrament, it "clicked" which is terrible
it didn’t before.. but if you don’t partake you are out of the covenant. You
don’t get a remission of sins and don’t get the privilege of the spirit! A
sweet quote I also came across that has changed my prayers and hopefully can
help everyone else evaluate their’s! Donald L Staheli said: "when we
become hurried, repetitive, casual or forgetful in our prayers, we tend to lose
the closeness of the spirit, which is so essential in the continual direction
we need to successfully manage the challenges of our everyday lives. Family
prayer every morning and night adds additional blessings and power to our individual
prayers and testimonies. Personal sincere involvement in the scriptures
produces faith, hope, and solutions to our daily challenges. Frequently
reading, pondering, and applying the lessons of the scriptures, combined with
prayer become an irreplaceable part of gaining and sustaining a strong, vibrant
testimony!” Great quote! Learning so much and study time is to short! Well,
that’s kinda the wrap of my week and what’s on my mind right now! Much love to
all.

Elder Wilkerson

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